rainbowafterrain81

I am a 31 year old single woman living in Southern Indiana. I love getting mail! I was on swap-bot a few years ago and loved it...I had to take a break and am going to do a few simple swaps...

Feel free to check out my blog @ aprilbest1981.blogspot.com I think it gives a good sense of who I am. I don't write on there much anymore but you never know when I will...

I currently work for a Non-Profit, my job is grant based through DCS and I do in-home work with family's whose children are at IMMENIENT risk of being removed from their care...

I teach life skills such as budgeting, parenting, relapse prevention, as well as help families find hard resources for food, housing assistance...

I enjoy what I do, the families are not always happy you are in their lives but 99% of the time by the end of services they are glad you were there to help...

On November 4th 2012, I will celebrate two years in remission from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (diffuse large B-cell)...woo HOO! the cancer color for Non-Hodgkin's is Lime Green so it is partial to my heart.

my favorite books are

• The Kite Runner...

• A Thousand Splendid Suns... rocked my world!

• The Dogs of Babel...amazing, amazing, amazing

• Don't Waste the Pain...

• Hunger Game Series...

• Harry Potter Series...

I'm sure there are more I just can't think of them right now...

I drive ALOT for my job and have been listening the Harry Potter series on CD over and over again, Jim Dale, the narrator does an amazing job...I have recently invested in getting the HP series on CD for myself so I don't have to keep going to the library...

• Good Will Hunting- HANDS DOWN...Matt Damon is my one and only celebrity crush...
• Newsies...
• With Honors...
• Shawshank Redemption...
• Pretty Woman...
• My Best Friends Wedding...
• Empire Records...
• I enjoy myself some Madea! my friend and I have a lot of fun watching her movies...

• The West Wing #1 favorite...
• My new favorite is Parenthood (I think it is the most smart and engaging new show in a LONG time)
• So You Think You Can Dance...
• The audition phase of American Idol...
• Criminal Minds...
• Project Runway...
• Hoarders
• I really enjoyed The early seasons of the Real World before it became all about SEX...
• Shipping Wars...
• Perception...
• Call the Midwife
• The Middle
• Raising Hope

I like:

• deocrated Rolo cards...any of the sizes...

• Birds...they hold a place in my heart and symbolize God's provision in our lives

“If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds." Matthew 6:25-26 - from The Message Version of the Bible

• Rich colors...

• Penguins are super cute...

• Scripture...

• Fashion...

• Unique and Quirky things...

• tiny things (not brads or buttons) to put in 32 count matchboxes

• Sending fun things in the mail to friends...

• making lists...

• Details...especially when the details are paid attention to in creations, it shows effort

• Girly things...

• handmade postcards

• and Matt Damon

I dislike:

• Tea...I know everyone seems to love tea but I just can't aquire the taste for it (I am happy to pass it on to friends who like it :) )

• Vulgarity....

can't think of anything else I dislike at the moment but I'll update when I think of something

Well, I'm gonna try making a wish list...some of the swaps I want to be in think its a good idea. So...

• I am being pulled toward steampunk lately...

• embossing powders in different colors (I have black, gold, and purple)

• washi tape!!!! LOVE it!

• rolos made by you in any theme (I am new to them and think they are the greatest thing since I found out about ATCs :)

• handmade postcards

• anything with birds on it especially retro, or cute ones...

• unique reusable grocery bags

• matchboxes (i've gotten some really nice ones) I keep them on scrabble tile holders like shelves on my wall and they look amazing...

• YOUR photography

• YOUR handmade treasures

• getting mail art

• retro things that can be useful in the craft room for organization or something...like recently I got an awesome pepper shaker that will be awesome for storing little bits...

• really anything, I am always interested in what other people are able to find where they live, especially other countries.

• my biggest most outrageous wish is for a spinning rolodex holder (vintage and cool looking) THis wish was granted by indluging myself on Etsy and I got this

and I LURV it!!!